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A package of legislation that would dramatically overhaul the state’s impeachment process by laying out guidelines for both ...
Several lawmakers, including Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, have been critical of the Texas House procedures that led to Paxton's ...
Tom McClintock, who serves on the House Judiciary Committee and would oversee any impeachment process. “I’m waiting for them to show me treason, bribery or other high crimes or misdemeanors ...
(Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer) AUSTIN — A package of legislation that would dramatically overhaul the state’s impeachment process by laying out guidelines for both chambers, requiring ...
(Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer) AUSTIN — The Legislature must overhaul the impeachment process to eliminate confusion with the process laid out in the Texas Constitution and state law for ...
The impeachment process, detailed in Section 3 of Article XI, involves the following steps: A convicted official is removed from office, disqualified from holding any future government position ...
AUSTIN — A package of legislation that would dramatically overhaul the state’s impeachment process by laying out guidelines for both chambers, requiring all witness testimony under oath and ...
SB 2051 also requires both chambers to document and report all impeachment-related costs to state officials. Birdwell said his bill would provide a more robust due process for the accused during ...